Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout.

He did not seem to take a more favourable view of the approaching campaign than I did.

Mozart was known to have a favourable view of the British.

The army continued to view the weapon in a negative light, but the government took an increasingly favourable view.

They have not arrived at a favourable view of the monarchy because the balance sheet falls in the black.

The Times had a more favourable view of the piece.

Should it take a favourable view, when would it expect to present an appropriate initiative?

In my experience, people in Bosnia take a generally favourable view of this mission.

Parliament has taken a favourable view of the matter today.

It took generally favourable view, but seems to have been subsequently thought by the English government likely to prove damaging.